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Lucian Pintilie Biography (1933-)
Born November 9, 1933, in Tarutino (also known as Bessarabia), Romania (now the Ukraine); son of Victor and Amelia Pintilie. Career: Director, producer, and screenwriter. Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, director, 1983-85 and 1988-89; Arena Stage, Washington, DC, director, 1984-85 and 1987-88; Cinema Creation Studio, Ministry of Romanian Culture, director. Awards, Honors: Golden Palm Award nomination, Cannes International Film Festival, 1996,for Prea tarziu; Golden Lion Award nomination, Venice Film Festival, 1998, for Terminus paradis.
Addresses: Contact: 44 Mihail Kogalniceanu Blvd., Bucharest, Romania; French Film Office, 745 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10151.
- Nationality
- Romanian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, screenwriter
- Birth Details
- November 9, 1933
- Bessarabia, Romania
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
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Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
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Duminica la ora 6 (also known as At Six o'clock on Sunday and Sunday at Six), [Romania], 1965
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Reconstituirea (also known as The Reconstruction), [Romania], 1968
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Salonul nr. 6 (also known as Ward no. 6), 1973
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Paviljon broj VI (also known as Pavilion VI), [the former Yugoslavia], 1978
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Carnival Scenes, 1979
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De ce trag cloptele, Mitica? (also known as What Do the Bells Toll For, Mitica? and Why Are the Bells Ringing, Mitica?), [Romania], 1981
- Producer, Piata Universitatii--Romania (also known as University Square: Romania; documentary), [Romania], 1991
- And producer, Le chene (also known as The Oak and Balanta), La Sept Cinema/Scarabee Films, 1992
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Un ete inoubliable (also known as An Unforgettable Summer and O Vara de Neuitat), Le Studio Canal, 1994
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Lumiere et compagnie (also known as Lumiere and Company andLumiere y compania), Alta Films/Le Studio Canal, 1995
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Prea tarziu (also known as Too Late), [Romania], 1996
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The Man with the Rifle, 1998
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Terminus paradis, Le Studio Canal, 1998
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Stage Work
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Director
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The Wild Duck, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1985
- Directed The Cherry Orchard,
D'ale carnavalului, and TheInspector General, all Lucia Sturdza Bulandra Theatre, Bucharest, Romania; directed other plays in the United States and France. Directed the operasCarmen, Wales; The Magic Flute, Italy; Turandot, France;and Rigoletto.
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Television Work
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Director
- Directed television productions in Romania.
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Paviljon broj VI (also known as Pavilion VI), [the former Yugoslavia], 1978
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Le chene (also known as The Oak and Balanta), La Sept Cinema/Scarabee Films, 1992
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Un ete inoubliable (also known as An Unforgettable Summer and O Vara de Neuitat), Le Studio Canal, 1994
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Prea tarziu (also known as Too Late), [Romania], 1996
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Terminus paradis, Le Studio Canal, 1998
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Adaptations for the Stage
- Henrik Ibsen, The Wild Duck, Arena Stage, 1985
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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Nation, February 15, 1993, pp. 209-12.
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National Review, March 1, 1993, pp. 62-4.
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New York Times, November 6, 1994, p. 22.*
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